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Go inside Taiwan's Hello Kitty planes

The Taiwanese airline EVA Air, which already flies five Hello Kitty-themed planes in Asia, is adding thrice-weekly flights from Taipei to Los Angeles starting Sept. 18, bringing what's called the world's cutest plane to the U.S.

On the current planes, a huge version of the garish cartoon feline perches on the fuselage in the company of other imaginary animal friends.

But it doesn't stop there. On the inside, more than 100 in-flight items bear the Hello Kitty motif, including headrest covers, baggage tags, tissues, utensils, snacks and soap dispensers.

And when you're not blowing your nose on Hello Kitty or tearing her in two to get at some peanuts, flight attendants wearing Hello Kitty aprons will sell you limited edition duty-free goods branded with the cutesy animal.

You can't even escape Hello Kitty in the bathroom, where soap and lotion bottles are emblazoned with the feline.